NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, January 3, 2026

8x8 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Saturday 8x8 by Joel Fagliano: BOBA opens the Across clues and BABYDUTY runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Tapioca pearls
BOBA
5. Disappear into thin air
VANISH
7. "C'mon, we expect more from you"
DOBETTER
9. Dangerous, as a winter sidewalk
ICY
10. Social media ___ (what we're in now)
ERA
11. Feeling down
SAD
12. Director Howard
RON
13. Nightlife for which Miami is famous
CLUBBING
16. Cause of early aging
STRESS
17. The sun in "sunnyside up"
YOLK

Down

1. New parent's reason for canceling plans
BABYDUTY
2. 4/4
ONE
3. Fraction of a byte
BIT
4. Symbol next to a tainted record
ASTERISK
5. Singer's contribution to a song
VOCALS
6. Long-necked birds
HERONS
7. ___ golf
DISC
8. Sounded, as a doorbell
RANG
14. "Dude!"
BRO
15. ___ Air (neighborhood in L.A.)
BEL

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: BOBA · VANISH · DOBETTER · ICY · ERA · SAD · RON · CLUBBING · STRESS · YOLK
Down: BABYDUTY · ONE · BIT · ASTERISK · VOCALS · HERONS · DISC · RANG · BRO · BEL

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